Australia at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Australia at the
1972 Winter Olympics
IOC codeAUS
NOCAustralian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympics.com.au
in Sapporo
Competitors4 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Australia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Malcolm Milne, who won an international downhill race at Val d'Isère, France in 1970, almost fell during the downhill race, denying him a chance at an Olympic medal.

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics

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Men
Athlete Event Classification Final
Time Rank Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank
Steven Clifford Downhill — 2:02.90 44
Giant slalom — 1:44.75 44 1:49.50 36 3:34.25 36
Slalom Disqualified Did not finish
Malcolm Milne Downhill — 1:55.48 23
Giant slalom — 1:37.94 31 1:44.26 28 3:22.20 29
Slalom Disqualified 1:03.73 33 1:01.99 26 2:05.72 24

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics

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Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Colin Coates 500 m 44.74 36
1500 m 2:12.14 24
5000 m 8:09.35 23
10000 m 16:29.94 18
Jim Lynch 500 m 43.51 35
1500 m 2:26.69 39

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Report of the Organizing Committee of the XIth Winter Olympic Games 1972 at Sapporo" (PDF). Organizing Committee of the XIth Winter Olympic Games 1972 at Sapporo. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved November 11, 2013.